SOC Manager Jobs in Milton Keynes

Security Operations Centre Manager
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Security Operations Centre Manager salary in Milton Keynes is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a SOC Manager 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 1.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.28% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £46,000 - -
25th Percentile £53,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £65,000 - -

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 235 587 666
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 94.22% 93.41%
Number of salaries quoted 120 426 496
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,875 £29,000
25th Percentile £44,688 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,000 £79,375 £80,000
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

SOC Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Job postings that featured SOC Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Job vacancy trend for SOC Manager in Milton Keynes

SOC Manager
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution trend for SOC Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Salary distribution trend for SOC Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes

SOC Manager
Salary Histogram in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution for jobs citing SOC Manager in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.

Salary histogram for SOC Manager in Milton Keynes

SOC Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, SOC Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring SOC Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 3 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (66.67%) Event Correlation
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Response
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) TCP/IP
2 2 (66.67%) DNS
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) SLA
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills

SOC Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) DNS
1 2 (66.67%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Event Correlation
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft